https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5 Jordan Williams en-us 2018-05-17 18:15:16 UTC 2023-07-15 22:04:43 UTC hello@padlet.com jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261702622 Term: Hierarchical Diffusion
Definition: Occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern.
Real-world use: Many people getting the same haircut as Cardi B.]]> 2018-05-17 18:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261702622 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261709452 Term: Overpopulation
Definition: The number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
Real-world use: Logos, a city in Nigeria, is overpopulated.
https://borgenproject.org/nigerias-struggle-overpopulation/]]> 2018-05-17 18:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261709452 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261718272 Term: Lingua Franca
Definition: A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.
Real-world use: A man from the United States and a man from South Korea both speaking English to conduct trade between the two countries ]]> 2018-05-17 19:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261718272 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261721779 Term: Racism
Definition: A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
Real-world use: Asians, that migrate to Australia, experience racism everyday.
http://alltogethernow.org.au/racism/]]> 2018-05-17 19:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261721779 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261727666 Term: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Definition: Crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods.
Real-world use: China imports two types of GMO crops.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-opens-door-to-imports-of-two-gmo-crops-2017-06-14]]> 2018-05-17 19:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261727666 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261766377 Term: Literacy Rate
Definition: The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
Real-world use: In Algeria, the literacy rate among young people is 97%, but 28% among the older generation.]]> 2018-05-17 23:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/261766377 jordantewcute https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/262504760 Term: Gentrification
Definition: A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.
Real-world use: Brooklyn, which is in New York, is experiencing gentrification.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/nyregion/gentrification-in-a-brooklyn-neighborhood-forces-residents-to-move-on.html]]> 2018-05-21 20:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jordantewcute/rrx9z1agg9t5/wish/262504760